Overcrowded classrooms, inadequate infrastructure, and a dearth of trained teachers worsen the challenges, especially in underserved areas. Meanwhile, the digital divide looms large, with internet penetration at a mere 8.9%, leaving digital literacy aspirations largely unfulfilled.
As the Katonga group pushes to register the PFF, their counterparts at Najjanankumbi have gone ahead to declare their interest in participating in the forthcoming general elections in 2026.
The past serving Army commander and the President for the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), General Mugisha Muntu, has on some occasions asked General Muhoozi to retire from the army if he is to engage in politics.
On August 27, 2024, a delegation of 12 leaders from Katonga embarked on the preliminary process of registering the PFF Party. On September 4, 2024, the IEC issued a communication to the promoters of PFF stating that it had not complied with the provisions of sections 7(1)(c) and 8 of the Political Parties and Organizations Act 2005.
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party based in Najjanankumbi has revealed that they don’t have any intentions to compete with the National Unity Platform (NUP) concerning support in the Buganda region.
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Kiiza Besigye, has condemned the charges placed against FDC activists from the Katonga faction who were arrested in Kenya and subsequently deported to Uganda last week.